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CHKSTAT(8) Tool to check and set file permissions CHKSTAT(8)

NAME

chkstat - Tool to check and set file permissions

SYNOPSIS

chkstat [OPTIONS] <permission-files...>

chkstat --system [OPTIONS] <files...>

DESCRIPTION

The program /usr/bin/chkstat is a tool to check and set file permissions.

chkstat can either operate in system mode or on individually specified permission files. In system mode, /etc/sysconfig/security determines which level to use and whether to actually apply permission changes.

OPTIONS

Run in system mode. Parses /etc/sysconfig/security to determine which security level to use (PERMISSION_SECURITY) and whether to set or merely warn about permission changes (CHECK_PERMISSIONS). In system mode non-option arguments refer to files. Ie just as if the --examine option was specified for them.
Actually apply the file permissions. The default is to check and warn only unless in system mode where CHECK_PERMISSIONS specifies the default behavior.
Opposite of --set, ie warn only but don't make actual changes
Omit printing the output header lines.
Enable or disable use of fscaps. In system mode the setting of PERMISSIONS_FSCAPS determines whether fscaps are on or off when this option is not set.
Check permissions for this file instead of all files listed in the permissions files.
Check permissions for the files listed in filelist and instead of all files listed in the permissions files.
Check files relative to the specified directory.

EXAMPLES

chkstat --set /usr/share/permissions/permissions /usr/share/permissions/permissions.secure

parses the files /usr/share/permissions/permissions and /usr/share/permissions/permissions and sets the access mode and the user- and group memberships for each file listed.

chkstat --system /bin/ping

Run in system mode and only correct permissions of /bin/ping

SEE ALSO

permissions(5)

COPYRIGHT

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2008-2019 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH

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AUTHORS

Reinhold Sojer, Ruediger Oertel, Michael Schroeder, Ludwig Nussel

Useful changes and additions by Tobias Burnus

Major refactoring by Matthias Gerstner, Malte Kraus

2010-11-09 3rd Berkeley Distribution